(老外教你说口语)being happy and feeling sad

(老外教你说口语)beinghappyandfeelingsadLesson6TheWrekinisaverylargehill,situatedinthecountryofShropshire,nearthecityofShrewsbury,incentralEngland.ItsnamecomesfromancientRomantown....Atitspeakitis1335feethighandonacleardaygivesastunningviewoverthesurroundingcountryside,nearbytownsandvillages.ThelocallegendofhowtheWrekinwasformed,tellsofaWelshgiant,whoafterbecominglost,dumpedaspadefulofsoil,intendedtoblockingthenearbyRiverSevern,ontotheground,thuscreatingthehillweseetoday.Someoftherockformationintheworldcanbefoundhere,withsomedatingbackoveranestimated2billionyears!Thisshapedpieceofstoneiscalleda“TriangulationPillar’ora‘TrigPoint’.TheWrekinisapopularplacetovisitforhikersandforthosewhosimplywanttogetawayfromitall,whileenjoyingthefresh....thisstructureiscalledthe‘Toposcope’andshowthedistancesofallthesurroundingtownsandvisiblelandmarks.Sadlythelowcloudhassettledonthehill,sotherewillbenostunningviewsforustodayI’mafraid.Nobodyheardhim:thedeadmanButstillhelaymoaningIwasmuchfurtheroutthanyouthoughtAndnowavingbutdowningTodaywewilltakealookatthetwosidesorfacesofhowwecanfeelemotionallyandthewaythesefeelingsaffectbothourselvesandpeoplearoundus.Intoday’slessonwewilltakealookatbeinghappyandfeelingsad.Weallhavefeelings.Theyareindividualpartsofourcharacterthatshowthewaywefeel,dependingonthesituationsaroundus.Whenwesayfeelings,weactuallydescribeonefeelingatatime.Althoughsometimes,forinstance,duetoillness,apersonmayexperiencemanyfeelingatonce.Thewayyoufeelrelatetoyouremotionalstate,mood,frameofmind,temper,disposition,stateofmind,spirit.Theprefix‘bad’or‘good’canbeaddedtoallofthesewordstoshowapositivemoodornegativeone.Ourfeelingsandmoodsareallrelatedtotheweywethinkinourminds.Thestudyofthesubjectiscalledpsychology.Thisalsocoversthewaywebehavegenerally.Ourmindscontroleverythingwedo.Besidesactions,yourmoodalsosufferyourhealth.Ifyoufeelunhappyoveralongperiodoftime,thenyoumayneedtoseeadoctor.Youcouldbesufferingfromdepression.Thisisoftencausedbystressfromasuddenchangeinyourlifesuchasthelostofyourjoborthedeathofalovedone.Itmaysoundsstrangetosomepeople,butyourmoodcanbeaffectedbytheweather.Psychologistshavefoundthatachemicalimbalanceinthebraincancauseustofeelsadwhenthereislittlesunlightabout.Thoseaffectedwillfeelhappierandmorecontentduringthesummertime.Whileduringtheshortwinterdays,theymayfindthemselvesbecomingdepressedandgloomy.ThisfeelingevenhasanameSAD,seasonalaffecteddisorder.Itisamazinghowourmoodscanchangeformdaytoday.YoumayfindyourselfjumpingforjoyonMondayandfeelingdownindoldrumsbyFriday.Therearemanyidiomsforfeelinghappyandsad.HappyasLarry.Tobeveryhappy.Jumpforjoy.Toshowyourhappiness.Smileformeartoear,ahappyface.Happygolucky,acheerfulperson.ontopoftheworld,soveryhappy.Downinthedumps,tofeelunhappy.Underablackcloud,sadanddepressed.Inthedoldrums,tofeelsadandgloomy.Therearemanydifferentthingsaroundusthathavetheabilitytochangethewaywefeel.Apieceofclassicalmusicmightmakeyoufeelsad.Ittouchesyouemotionally.Itmovesyou.Ahappystorymayupliftyourmoodandcheeryouup.Youmayfindyourselfcryingandlaughingwhilewatchingromanticmovieeitheraloneorwithyourlover.Thereisanexpressioninenglishthatgoes‘laughteristhebestmedicine’.Thismeansthatwhenyouarefeelingunhappyordown,orevenunwell,theonlywaytogetourofthatmoodistowatchsomethinghumorousonthetelevision.Makeafunnyfaceinthemirror.Laughoutloudtountilallyourblueshavegoneaway.Ifeelhappy,ifeelglad,ifeelexcited,ineverfeelsad,thedayisalive,andifeelgreat,tomorrowwillbegood,ijustcan’twait.Myheartiswarmwitharosyglow.Thesmileonmyface,ilovetoshow.Ineedtojump,iliketosing,iwanttolive,iloveeverything.Ifeeldown,ifeelsad,ifeelmiserable,ireallyfeelsad,ihatethisday,idislikeitall,myheartisdown,feellikeiwillfall,sograyisthisworld,withitstroubleandstrife.Socoldismyspiritinthisdarkandgloomylife.InBritishenglish,weusethewordsadinformallyasawayofdescribingsomethingthatisunfashionableorapersonwhoappearstohavenofriendsoranysociallife.Thatstyleoflifeissosad.Henevergoesoutanywhere,andhehasnofriends.Whatasaddo!!wecanusethewords’happy’or’sad’andtheirsynonymstoshowourreactionstosomethingorsomeone.I’mreallyhappytomeetyou.I’mgladtohaveyouasmyfriend.Ifeelbrighternowyouarehere.Ifeelsadnowyouhavegone.Ifeeldownbecauseihatemyjob.Ifeelsickandmyspiritsarelow.Bright,content,cheerful,elated,glowing,jolly,merry,joyful,sunny.Blue,forlorn,depressed,down,gloomy,glum,moody,solemn,woeful.Itwouldbefairtosaythatweallgothroughtimeswhenthingsseembad.Peoplecansometimesletyoudown.Theyhavetheabilitytosaythingsthatmakeyoufeelunhappy.Eventsandcircumstancesmaycomealonganddestroyyourplansforthefuture.AsthepoetStephenSpenderoncewrote,youmustlivethroughthetimewheneverythinghurts.Livescomesfromnoguaranteesorpromises.Thesunnydaysofcontentmentcanonlybetrulyappreciatedthroughthedarkgloomynightofdespair.Forwithoutsadness,wewouldneverreallyknowwhatitisliketobetrulyhappy.